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DCFLDD(1)			 User Commands			     DCFLDD(1)

NAME
       dcfldd - enhanced version of dd for forensics and security

SYNOPSIS
       dcfldd [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       Copy a file, converting and formatting according to the options.

       bs=BYTES
	      force ibs=BYTES and obs=BYTES

       cbs=BYTES
	      convert BYTES bytes at a time

       conv=KEYWORDS
	      convert the file as per the comma separated keyword list

       count=BLOCKS
	      copy only BLOCKS input blocks

       ibs=BYTES
	      read BYTES bytes at a time

       if=FILE
	      read from FILE instead of stdin

       obs=BYTES
	      write BYTES bytes at a time

       of=FILE
	      write to FILE instead of stdout

	      NOTE: of=FILE may be used several times to write

	      output to multiple files simultaneously

       of:=COMMAND
	      exec and write output to process COMMAND

       seek=BLOCKS
	      skip BLOCKS obs-sized blocks at start of output

       skip=BLOCKS
	      skip BLOCKS ibs-sized blocks at start of input

       pattern=HEX
	      use the specified binary pattern as input

       textpattern=TEXT
	      use repeating TEXT as input

       errlog=FILE
	      send error messages to FILE as well as stderr

       hashwindow=BYTES
	      perform a hash on every BYTES amount of data

       hash=NAME
	      either md5, sha1, sha256, sha384 or sha512

	      default  algorithm  is md5. To select multiple algorithms to run
	      simultaneously enter the names in a comma separated list

       hashlog=FILE
	      send MD5 hash output to FILE instead of stderr

	      if you are using multiple hash algorithms you can send each to a
	      separate	file using the convention ALGORITHMlog=FILE, for exam‐
	      ple md5log=FILE1, sha1log=FILE2, etc.

       hashlog:=COMMAND
	      exec and write hashlog to process COMMAND

	      ALGORITHMlog:=COMMAND also works in the same fashion

       hashconv=[before|after]
	      perform the hashing before or after the conversions

       hashformat=FORMAT
	      display each hashwindow according to FORMAT

	      the hash format mini-language is described below

       totalhashformat=FORMAT
	      display the total hash value according to FORMAT

       status=[on|off]
	      display a continual status message on stderr

	      default state is "on"

       statusinterval=N
	      update the status message every N blocks

	      default value is 256

       sizeprobe=[if|of]
	      determine the size of the input or output file

	      for use with status messages. (this option gives you a  percent‐
	      age indicator) WARNING: do not use this option against a

	      tape device.

       split=BYTES
	      write every BYTES amount of data to a new file

	      This operation applies to any of=FILE that follows

       splitformat=TEXT
	      the file extension format for split operation.

	      you  may	use  any number of 'a' or 'n' in any combo the default
	      format is "nnn" NOTE: The split  and  splitformat	 options  take
	      effect

	      only  for	 output	 files specified AFTER these options appear in
	      the command line.	 Likewise, you may specify these several times
	      for for different output files within the same command line. you
	      may use as many digits in any combination you would like.	 (e.g.
	      "anaannnaana" would be valid, but quite insane)

       vf=FILE
	      verify that FILE matches the specified input

       verifylog=FILE
	      send verify results to FILE instead of stderr

       verifylog:=COMMAND
	      exec and write verify results to process COMMAND

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

       The structure of of FORMAT may contain any valid text and special vari‐
       ables.  The built-in variables are used the  following  format:	#vari‐
       able_name#  To  pass FORMAT strings to the program from a command line,
       it may be necessary to surround your FORMAT strings with "quotes."  The
       built-in variables are listed below:

       window_start
	      The beginning byte offset of the hashwindow

       window_end
	      The ending byte offset of the hashwindow

       block_start
	      The beginning block (by input blocksize) of the window

       block_end
	      The ending block (by input blocksize) of the hash window

       hash   The hash value

       algorithm
	      The name of the hash algorithm

   For example, the default FORMAT for hashformat and totalhashformat are:
	      hashformat="#window_start# - #window_end#: #hash#" totalhashfor‐
	      mat="Total (#algorithm#): #hash#"

   The FORMAT structure accepts the following escape codes:
       \n     Newline

       \t     Tab

       \r     Carriage return

       \\     Insert the '\' character

       ##     Insert the '#' character as text, not a variable

       BLOCKS and BYTES may be followed by the following  multiplicative  suf‐
       fixes:  xM  M,  c  1,  w	 2,  b	512,  kD 1000, k 1024, MD 1,000,000, M
       1,048,576, GD 1,000,000,000, G 1,073,741,824, and so on for T, P, E, Z,
       Y.  Each KEYWORD may be:

       ascii  from EBCDIC to ASCII

       ebcdic from ASCII to EBCDIC

       ibm    from ASCII to alternated EBCDIC

       block  pad newline-terminated records with spaces to cbs-size

       unblock
	      replace trailing spaces in cbs-size records with newline

       lcase  change upper case to lower case

       notrunc
	      do not truncate the output file

       ucase  change lower case to upper case

       swab   swap every pair of input bytes

       noerror
	      continue after read errors

       sync   pad  every  input	 block	with  NULs to ibs-size; when used with
	      block or unblock, pad with spaces rather than NULs

AUTHOR
       Written by: dcfldd by Nicholas Harbour, GNU dd  by  Paul	 Rubin,	 David
       MacKenzie and Stuart Kemp.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <nicholasharbour@yahoo.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1985-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR	 A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

dcfldd (dcfldd) 1.3.4		 February 2006			     DCFLDD(1)
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